...:«:%$@#                                          #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@##                                          ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@###                                          ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@##                                          ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@#                                          #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@              :::::::::::::::             @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@#             :  #########  :              #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@## :          #     roads     #           : ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@###              :  #########  :             ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@##              :::::::::::::::             ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@#                                          #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@  roads are physical representations of   @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@# the  lines on  maps  that tell you where #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@##             you can travel.              ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@###                                          ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@## those  called  roads  are for  cars. for ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@# bikes they are called paths, for  trains #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@          they are called rails.          @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@#                                          #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@## when traveling  by foot,  you can follow ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@###          all of these, or none.          ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@##                                          ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@#                 .:«#«:.                  #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@                                          @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@#    most roads are elevated, suspended    #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@## between  three   to   a  hundred  (rare) ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@### meters above  ground. the closer you get ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@## to  a  city, the  more  intertwined they ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@#                   get.                   #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@                                          @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@# in   such   areas,  all   crossings  and #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@## intersections are placed  in tunnels, or ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@###   special tower-like structures called   ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@## outposts,  which enfold the roads  where ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@#              they interact.              #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@                                          @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@#                  .:«#«:.                 #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@##                                          ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@### here and there you  will find symbols in ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@## white,  on the  asphalt. these are meant ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@# to   tell   the   drivers   about   what #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@ manouvers  they  allowed  to  perform on @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@#     that particular stretch of road.     #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@##                                          ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@### however,  some creatures paint their own ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@##   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@#    claims, nearby resources, or other    #@$%:«:...
....:«:%$@      unknown and mysterious things.      @$%:«:....
...:«:%$@#                                          #@$%:«:...
..:«:%$@##                                          ##@$%:«:..
.:«:%$@###                                          ###@$%:«:.
..:«:%$@##                                          ##@$%:«:..
...:«:%$@#                                          #@$%:«:...